Clippers dump Dunleavy

This isn't Lakers news, but the Clippers do share Staples Center so Mike Dunleavy's firing qualifies as news here. Besides, he once coached the Lakers.

On Tuesday, Dunleavy was fired as Clippers GM, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties, the team announced in an e-mail. Assistant general manager Neil Olshey will move up to the GM spot.

In the statement, the club said the team hadn't made sufficient progress during Dunleavy's seven years, and the Clippers want to win now. Better now than never.

The Clippers (25-38) sit in 12th place in the Western Conference after having lost three in a row.

Dunleavy stepped down as head coach on Feb. 4, and was replaced by assistant Kim Hughes

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